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Feb.,  1881.  J 
Pharmaceutieal  Colleges  and  Associations. 
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Alumni  Association,  Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy.— 
At  the  social  meeting  held  January  11th  Di\  Mitchell  delivered  a  lecture 
on  salicylic  acid,  referring  to  its  discovery  by  Piria,  Ettling,  Lowig,  Proc- 
ter and  others,  and  to  the  various  methods  by  which  it  may  be  obtained. 
Kolbe's  process  from  sodium  phenol  by  dry  carbonic  anhydrid  and 
Squibb's  method  of  purifying  the  acid  hy  sublimation  with  steam  were 
fully  described  ;  the  principal  tests  of  identity  and  purity  were  performed, 
and  the  use  of  salicylic  acid  in  medicine  and  surgery  discussed. 
Mr.  Sayre  discoursed  on  the  processes  for  preparing  the  various  otficinal 
alkaloids,  following  the  different  steps  of  exhaustion,  isolation  and  purifi- 
cation in  their  outlines,  and  comparing  the  main  features  of  the  different 
processes  with  one  another. 
Philadelphia  Drug  Exchange. — At  the  twentieth  annual  meeting,, 
held  January  25th,  the  annual  reports  of  the  Board  of  Directors  and  of  the 
Treasurer  were  submitted,  and  the  following  officers  elected  to  serve  dur- 
ing the  present  year:  President,  H.  N.  Rittenhouse;  Vice-President,  W. 
J.  Jenks;  Treasurer,  E.  H.  Hance;  Secretaiy,  A.  Robinson  Mcllvaine  ; 
Directors — A.  H.  Jones,  V.  H.  Smith,  H.  B.  Rosengarten,  B.  V.  Mein,  C. 
Kurlbaum,  Wm.  H.  Gulager,  W.  J.  Miller  and  Cooper  Bmith. 
German  Apothecaries'  Society  of  New  York. — At  the  annual 
meeting  the  following  officers  were  elected  for  the  current  year  :  President, 
P.  Fred.  Lehlbach ;  Vice-Presidents — R.  Van  der  Emde,  Gustav  Mueller; 
Secretaries — L.  G.  U.  Ruprecht,  Chas.  Eimer ;  Treasurer,  Theo.  Louis ; 
Custodian,  Francis  J.  Zitz  ;  Librarian,  Paul  BallufF;  Trustees— G.  Hebber- 
ling,  Fred.  BurghofF.  G.  Pfingsten ;  Delegates  to  the  American  Pharma- 
ceutical Association — H.  J.  Menninger,  Chas.  Schleussner,  Chas.  Eimer^ 
G.  Ramsperger,  Adolpli  Tsclieppe. 
Cincinnati  College  of  Pharmacy. — The  following  officers  were- 
duly  elected  for  the  year  1881 :  President,  H.  F.  Reum ;  Treasurer,  Chas. 
Faust ;  Recording  Secretary,  Wm.  J.  Martin ;  Corresponding  Secretary, 
F.  Schuerman  ;  Trustees  for  two  years — Dr.  R.  M.  Byrnes,  Geo.  Eger,  H. 
Wrede,  A.  Stej^han  ;  for  one  year,  John  Weyer. 
Illinois  State  Pharmaceutical  Association.— Pursuant  to  a. call 
issued,  about  125  pharmacists  and  druggists  of  Illinois  assembled  in  Spring- 
field, Dec.  7,  in  the  Capitol,  with  the  view  of  organizing  a  State  pharma- 
ceutical association.  Mr.  George  Buck,  of  Chicago,  was  elected  temporary 
chairman,  and  Mr.  F.  Fleury,  of  Springfield,  temporary  secretaiy.  After 
an  address  of  welcome  by  Hon.  Mayor  Irwin,  a  committee  of  five  Avas 
appointed  to  report  a  plan  for  j^ermanent  organization.  At  the  second  ses- 
sion, held  in  tlie  afternoon,  a  constitution  and  by-laws  were  adoj^ted  and 
the  following  officers  elected:  W.  W.  Marmon,  of  Bloomington,  Presi- 
dent; G.  Buck  of  Chicago,  F.  C.  Bourscheidt  of  Peoria  and  P.  N.  Nichols 
